Asian Markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Monday

18 Oct 2021 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded lower in early deals on Monday, weighed down by the lingering concerns over inflation with the rapid rise in commodity rates especially in crude oil rates. Oil prices posted new multi-year highs, followed by the hopes that US Federal Reserve’s would curtail bond purchases soon. Accelerating delta variant covid-19 infections in the region and concerns over the global economic health also dulled market sentiments. Technological stocks were mostly in bearish mode, while banking stocks edged higher. Japan’s Nikkei retreated from previous sessional gains, in the choppy trade after investors went wary ahead to the looming general elections, with reports indicating that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will mostly regain power. Meanwhile, the major European markets was also positive in Friday’s session. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China are trading lower. Bucking the trend, Indonesia and, Malaysia are in positive territory.

Nikkei 225 down by 81.44 points or 0.28% to 28,987.19, Straight times narrowed by 1.78 points or 0.06% to 3,172.13, Hang Seng slipped by 77.39 points or 0.31% to 25,253.57, KOSPI dipped by 5.80 points or 0.19% to 3,009.26, Taiwan Weighted shrunk by 50.70 points or 0.30% to 16,730.49, and Shanghai Composite narrowed by 12.41 points or 0.35% to 3,559.96.

On the flip side, Jakarta Composite is lifted by 33.49 points or 0.50% to 6,666.83, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by 0.37 points or 5.96% to 1,604.24.

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